Global Patent Index - EP 0408606 B1

EP 0408606 B1 19930901 - FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING (FCC) CATALYST AND ADDITIVE LOADING AND CONTROL SYSTEM

Title (en)

FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING (FCC) CATALYST AND ADDITIVE LOADING AND CONTROL SYSTEM

Publication

EP 0408606 B1 19930901 (EN)

Application

EP 89903424 A 19890213

Priority

US 15616288 A 19880216

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO8907487A1] The disclosed method and apparatus provides for providing piecewise continuous addition of microspheroidal (''MS'') Fluid Catalytic Cracking (''FCC'') catalyst additives and/or bulk catalyst via hopper (15) and gate valve (13) to an in situ circulating, active catalyst inventory (7) of a fluid catalytic cracking unit at programmed rates precisely controlled to sustain effective additive concentration while damping excessive performance fluctuations. In a preferred version of this invention, each of a series of such apparatus comprising one such device for each catalyst additive, is operated on a basic cycle time length during a portion of which the unit is engaged in active addition while in the remainder of the time it is passive, and wherein the timing being under the primary control of a process variable feedback signal. An overriding secondary control, imposed by a fundamental performance criterion, may also be employed.

IPC 1-7

B01J 8/08; B01J 8/18; C10G 11/18

IPC 8 full level

B01J 8/24 (2006.01); B01J 8/00 (2006.01); C10G 11/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B01J 8/0035 (2013.01); C10G 11/187 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 8907487 A1 19890824; CA 1331159 C 19940802; DE 68908883 D1 19931007; DE 68908883 T2 19940120; EP 0408606 A1 19910123; EP 0408606 A4 19910130; EP 0408606 B1 19930901; JP H03501358 A 19910328; JP H0732869 B2 19950412

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 8900601 W 19890213; CA 591031 A 19890214; DE 68908883 T 19890213; EP 89903424 A 19890213; JP 50308389 A 19890213